Abductee's brother to run for upper house election

Abductee's brother to run for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Teruaki Masumoto, whose sister was abducted by North Korea in 1978, said in Tokyo on June 4 he will run as an independent representing the Tokyo constituency in July's House of Councillors election.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001103442
  • Registered date
  • 2004/6/04 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2004 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 559.84(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

    President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

    US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
      President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

      President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

      US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
        President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

        President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

        Marine One, carrying US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
          President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

          President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

          US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
            Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter

            Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter

            File photo - US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. President Joe Biden has issued a "full and unconditional" pardon for his son Hunter - just weeks before he was set to be sentenced. Hunter, 54, was convicted of three firearm charges in June, marking the first criminal prosecution of a sitting US president's child. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
              President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

              President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

              US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
                President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

                President Biden Returns to White House - Washington

                US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Valerie Biden, sister of US President Joe Biden, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, July 28, 2024. The US pledged to bring the full force of its military to defend allies Japan and South Korea as it signed a deal with the two to cement gains on security cooperation before America elects its next president in November. Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

                  Night vigil for late ex-Japan PM Abe

                  People pray at an altar at Zojoji temple in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, following the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, on July 8. A night vigil for Abe was held at the temple the same day. A wake was held later Monday for Abe, the longest serving leader, at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other lawmakers attending.
                    JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

                    JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

                    (220711) -- TOKYO, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), delivers a speech after showing the names of LDP candidates who have won seats in the House of Councilors election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. Japan's ruling bloc of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)
                      JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

                      JAPAN-TOKYO-UPPER HOUSE ELECTION

                      (220711) -- TOKYO, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places a paper flower next to the name of an LDP candidate who has won a seat in the House of Councilors election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 10, 2022. Japan's ruling bloc of the LDP and Komeito scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councilors election, with the LDP alone securing a majority of contested seats, according to the election results published on Monday morning. (Toru Hanai/Pool via Xinhua)